doesn't matter that the cpu scored the same, that was solely on the cpu tests, it was still most likely bottlenecking at least at times during the graphics tests

the first thing I noticed with this test as well was the processor, the reason to use a very high end processor in comparisons such as these is to attempt to make the test as objective as possible, reducing the possibility of a cpu bottleneck to as close to nil as possible

therefore using a highly overclocked quad core for a comparison like this would've been the most favorable choice

doesn't matter that the cpu scored the same, that was solely on the cpu tests, it was still most likely bottlenecking at least at times during the graphics tests

the first thing I noticed with this test as well was the processor, the reason to use a very high end processor in comparisons such as these is to attempt to make the test as objective as possible, reducing the possibility of a cpu bottleneck to as close to nil as possible

therefore using a highly overclocked quad core for a comparison like this would've been the most favorable choice

And, to all the bashers, what the hell.. He said "made by me", and this does reflect a real world test at least, so what is with all the hate? It shows that with this processor at these settings, this is what you can expect, and that the 8800 GTS oc outperforms the 2900 pro at least at this level.

The HD2900 Pro Is being majorly bottelnecked, the higher the clock of the cpu, the better the performance of the HD2900 Pro. Also you can overclock the HD2900 Pro a lot more depending on the clock speed of your CPU. So although I am glad the two are being compared, I don't think its fair having the HD2900 Pro running with a 1.8Ghz(2) processor.

Very nice effort, I truely mean that. But the higher the CPU overclock, the better the benchmark scores, period. I also agree that these cards are not meant for low end CPU's and just get faster and faster with higher clocks.

Man I'm just confused why he has his CPU at 3.1ghz with the Nvidia and with the ATI he has 2.1ghz. Unless I am reading those pics wrong I don't get that. Also don't get me wrong I am not trying to dis this guy or anyone else, just that I want it to be accurate thats all.

Man I'm just confused why he has his CPU at 3.1ghz with the Nvidia and with the ATI he has 2.1ghz. Unless I am reading those pics wrong I don't get that. Also don't get me wrong I am not trying to dis this guy or anyone else, just that I want it to be accurate thats all.

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He explained (he tried at least, and I understood from experience). He has SpeedStep turned on. His PC was idling when he took that shot, so the multi on the CPU was dropped by three, hence the lower core speed. As soon as he kicked into the game tests the CPU would have gone back to 9x355...

But it's obvious that the 8800GTS wins with a lesser powered CPU, but when you get higher clock speeds, then the 2900 pro wins out.

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Yes, the 8800 does have special CPU enhancing powers akin to a Jedi in GPU form, in that it saps this extra power from "the force" when on a low-end CPU, but as soon as it gets to a high-end part it says to itself "fuck this shit, I'm gonna lay back and let you do the work now". Whereas the 2900 is essentially vampiric, able immediately to cripple a low-end CPU with it's massive metaphorical fangs, but when faced with a high-end CPU it suddenly stops attempting to kill its compatriot and plays super-GPU.